Bibliotheca Farmeriana - A Catalogue of Curious, Valuable Extensive Library, in Print

The 1798 sale catalogue for the library of Richard Farmer, annotated by an auction attendee with prices paid and purchasers.

List of contents

Conditions of sale; 1. Catalogues, dictionaries, grammars, etc.; 2. Dictionaries, grammars, magazines, etc.; 3. Libri classici, historici ac miscellanei; 4. Libri classici, historici ac miscellanei; 5. Libri classici, historici ac miscellanei; 6. Libri classici, historici ac miscellanei; 7. Libri classici, historici ac miscellanei; 8. Poetae recentiores, Lat. Ital. Gall. etc.; 9. Livres francois, italiens, espagnols, etc.; 10. Miscellaneous English; 11. Ditto; 12. Ditto; 13. Ditto; 14. Ditto; 15. Ditto; 16. Ditto; 17. Ditto; 18. Ditto; 19. Ditto; 20. Ditto; 21. Ditto; 22. Ditto; 23. Early printed English books, in black letter; 24. Ditto; 25. Ditto; 26. Poetry, early printed books, etc.; 27. Poetry continued; 28. Ditto; 29. Ditto; 30. Ditto; 31. Ditto; 32. Poetry continued. Old plays; 33. Old plays continued; 34. Ditto; 35. Manuscripts, books of prints, portraits, etc.; 36. Prints and portraits continued.

Summary

Chiefly a working reference collection, the library of the literary scholar Richard Farmer (1735–97) included all four Shakespeare folios and was remarkable for its Elizabethan literature and black letter. Reissued here is the 1798 sale catalogue, annotated by an anonymous auction attendee with prices paid and names of purchasers.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas King
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.2014
• EAN: 9781108065993
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06599-3
• No. of pages: 390
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Literary studies: general